The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04

maintain shat tho point a order i no! val
The uhair=Tho point Of order IL not veil
taken, and this ruling ie sustained BY tine
meeting Of 1888, TO which the genflemen
have referred, when this very question came
MP. consider the substitute ID order.
Drr. Robertson-L ask for call OF Che roll
81 g the adoption OF the substitute OF Mr.. Og-
The roll Was ordered called and the mem
bers voted Ell follows;
TEST VOTE.
Yeas--Jastrsmgld, Sparks, Cu-rr, Gull
i5otts, Ably, Butler, 0'Dqnneil, ,Tete, Young,
ggden, Earle, Brnsle, j. ID. Moore, Girard,
Holmes; PHILIPPE, Brewster, Cain, Merkel,
Moore, oieds, Becnel, Poche, o'Een proxy
Nays-Pstton, scsnnell, Farrell, Ogden,
Duffy, Duffel, Barbin, Foster, Montgomery,
Williams, Fuqna, Avery, Cunningham,
mesleyt Dayey, Eitzpatrick, MeCaleb, Smith,
Beck Jettties' Smith, Robertson, Mccain
When the nsme Of Col. R. M. Ogden was
called. he desired 10 explain his vote.
Ahe chair ruled Col, Ogden ont Of order.
My. Ayery-I move that The committee on
| gates first
Mr.. Ogdsn--Eo instructions TO the commit
| zee are in. order. The only thing in order il
| the appointment of the committee and for
| the committee to proceed to business.
Ihe Chatr-Ehe motion Of bir Avery is nn-
necessary. IL tho committee see fit to take
| up the nneontestad Members they have the
| right to do 50, and, consequently, to instruct
the committee to mako that report ia un-
necessary.
MI. WiiIiams-Does the chair decide that
the body has not tho right 10 instruct the
| C0mmiibea7
The Cbair-I do not make that ruling; II is
merely 9 snggegtton made in order to save
| time and work for the committee.
pr. Robertson--IheFe ID nothing in order
4 but TO appoint the committee, as the gentle
man from B0ssier suggests. s
The Ghair-ghe question ia TO instruct The
| committee on credentials to report first on
| order.
DR.. Robertson---I move az a substitute that
all contests be referred TO the committee on
| credentials.
The Chair-Not in order.
DIR, hqberts0n-I suggest that the commit,
ses sbsll report upon them Al they see fiji,
| =. Mr.. Butler--It ls not necessary to instruct
tho committee, They may make q separate
report on each member This committee il
master Of the situation after the credential
e9mmlttee submit their report
| Mr. Mealey-Ihe motion offered by Mr.
Avery ID proper one and we have the right
to instruct the committee.
Nh. 0gden-I move to lay the whole sub,
jegt matter on the table
DR.. Robertsol-I move that the contested
ana upcontested seals be all referred TO thii
committee.
The Chair-Dr. Robertson is ont of order
The seeTe' airy will call the roll upon the mo
tfDD made by MF. Avery TO instruct the com.
tials.
The roll was called with the following re-
Yeas---Paston, scannelI, Farrell, Ogden,
Dqtty, DutfeL Barbin, Foster, Montgomery
Williams rkuqua, Avery, Cunningham
lealey, Dayey, Fitzpatrick, MeOaleb
Smith, Beck, Jehries and McCaiB-21.
| Rays-7Jas4Femski, Sparks, Curry, GuillOtte,
Ably, Butler, .O'DgnneD. Tete, Young, Og
del{, Earle. Brusle, I D; Moore Gir9rd3
Bach PertsdOTf, Fre2ey8nt, Tebbe, Martin
Col Moore, Smith, 0jeda, Beenel, RUehe
Robertson, 0'NriI-31.
The motion Was lost
Gen, Jastremgki--It will now be in orde
10 furnish the chair with the pames, aB tn
| resolution provides thai each side shall sug
gest three Balles.
DR.. Robertson ] never heard of side.
btE. 0Rden-EheFe are two gtdes-ens VIII
offered This resolution and thoye who op
| posed it.
Judge .Dayey moved that Tho roll Of pnrisbe
Pc c94Isq and that all contests Or protests b
MT, BUtier--Is the object Of the gentlemay
70 occupy the time Of the e9mmittee Will
the different sides are consulting az to tn
men whom they shall appoint On the com
allttee on eFedeBtials7
The Ghsir-Yes. ..
When Lincoln parish was called, kl
|
Yqth credentials In hand. He said: 7 com
; from q Democratic parish, and this ie til
first time that have been ~ committee 0
STATE, feel that AZ indignity hes been dqp
to my parish, which has sent me here Az th
teprea9p tati7e Of no iaetiepp and desire
present ny credentials under protest
When Union parish was called. Mr., Hear
} said II AM here III tho name Of the Demo-
raGy Of the parish OF UpiOn to present N
, CUedeH tigls under protest, and ! claim til
sanle, Fight % you, Mr.. President, do here
seat On this door. Ipreaens my eredential
, Gen. JestTepsisi- The committee will be .
, toi8loEysi "a Y. g{EnAlnghemi y. " Aver t3
9nd HobeEt .. ,PQay4ey; qn t9e other g9idI
lel5 and the chair appoints the seventh mar
! III, ". 0g5eg, as chairman OF the G0mnitte
i The committee adjourned Gil 1880 p. N.
THE CoMBrrTEE AZ WORK.
= Immediately after the adjournment I'll
US rfRRssd q me99 n Eat 3 6S
/ with closed doors, end Immediately vent
work. This was kept mp until almost
! O'Clock, when they Adjourned 10 attend tl
session Of the eonmitteo. IL was decided
ask for further time until / O'Clock sh
EVENING SESSION.
J Fully roo persons managed to crowd int
: the Ladies' dining-r0om where the meetiu
7 was held, 9nd when the meetng wag c9l
yened et 7i35 p. p, standing room in u
corridor and D1eeting-room was at pr,
MUM. L.
= deD, Jastrelnsld inquired if it was II
pleasure Vf thu committee that the roll
z called, which was on motion dispensed wit
Mr.. Ogdgll-As chairman 9f the cfedeptll
cOn.illjttee, BY instructions from The conIni
tee, we desire To state that IT has D3ep ma
ter Of impgssibility 10 make . report # th
meeting. We ale Progressing welt YlGl II
} work, and, after consultation, we decided
+ GRlS for further Zinc, TIL III O'Clock to-nlQ
! row, which ID the earliest lime Mt which Il
! report can DC made.
4he meeting adjourned to IA O'Clock th
: morning.
TIE CONTESTS.
The committee on credentialA, 1pon az
lournment, went into aessiQq and relnaiae
7 ct work until ~ p. ~, vt which time M A.
morning In all the committee haye hefoi
r | them abou' forty contests On protests, ar
I up To tbe hour OF Adjournment all but pa
ishes and the 81 ven ID ward Orleans bad bes
Z pngsed upon. The eontegts fFOn the HEl
and sixth wards were withdrawn. The con
i mittsee viii he ready 70 report II IL o'clos
i | Friday Ilotnlng.
in THE LOBBY.
After the adiournmentof tlie session thur
day might, in the gossip from around Y
4 4 hotel, IL waa generally conceded that y
> Nichols faction had lost the State Ceptr
q Committee, and that 1t was severe blow
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